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C19500 Copper vs. EN 1.7027 Steel

C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7027 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.7027 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
490 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 56
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50 to 57
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
17 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
14 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
97.1 to 98.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0